Leptotes marina

Leptotes marina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Leptotes
Species:	L. marina
Binomial name
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868[verification needed]
Synonyms
Lycaena marina Leptotes burdicki

The Marine Blue or Striped Blue (Leptotes marina) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in from South America through Mexico up to Southern Texas, Arizona and California.

The wingspan is 22–29 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in the north and all year round in south.

The larva feed on Astragalus, Amorpha californica, Acacia greggii, Dalea purpurea, Dolichos lablab, Galactia, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, Prosopis glandulosa, Lysiloma thornberi, Lathyrus odoratus, Medicago sativa, Lotus scoparius dendroides, Phaseolus, Wisteria sinensis and Plumbago.

External links

• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• eNature.com

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